India Women vs South Africa Women Test Match: Smriti Mandhana Smashes Century

India Women vs South Africa Women, Smriti Mandhana

June 28, 2024

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India Women vs South Africa Women Test Match: Smriti Mandhana Smashes Century

The Indian Women’s cricket team has performed remarkably well on the field, after almost twenty years of hiatus, they returned to the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The unstoppable Smriti Mandhana leads the pack, who smashed a century against the South African women’s team in the India Women vs South Africa Women one-off Test match.

This magnificent knock is the newest addition to Mandhana’s achievement. Having scored centuries in the first two ODI matches of the recently concluded series against the same opponents, where she came very close to scoring a second hundred in the series third ODI as well.

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Along with the spectacular century, Smriti Mandhana broke the record of Mithali Raj. She became the woman cricketer in India to hit the most fours in Test cricket. This summer she went on to hit 90 boundaries, which surpassed Raj’s previous high of 87.

𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙢𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞! 🙌

The #TeamIndia vice-captain brings up her 2nd Test TON 👏👏

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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 28, 2024

This was not the end of a record-breaking day for Smriti Mandhana. She also enjoyed a historic rise in her career, she scored over 500 runs in Test cricket becoming the second Indian woman cricketer to achieve that. This achievement ranks her close to Mithali Raj and thus she will be a future legend of women’s cricket.

At the end of the first day’s play, specifically, at lunch, India’s had an eye-catching 223/0 on the scoreboard, which primarily belonged to the masterclass knock of the opening pair Smriti Mandhana (110*) and Shafali Verma (111*). Their solid foundation prepared itself in the depths and capability of the Indian batting order and set the platform for the rest of the complexity.

India is ahead with a strong opening stand and a huge number of runs on the board. Last week’s heroics particularly the world record-equalling knock that she played has really helped her build her confidence as well as that of the rest of the team. Getting a chance to see India begin strongly, the upcoming sessions will be important as the Indians attempt to build a big lead against the South Africans.

The India Women vs South Africa Women one-off Test Match can be popularly regarded as a turning point for the Indian Women’s cricket team. It is a joy for the team to get back into the Chidambaram Stadium. By scoring a brilliant century and setting many records, Smriti Mandhana has officially claimed her status as the upcoming leader of Indian cricket. The rest of the match should prove to be quite interesting for a cricket fan.